"I've ended all of the so-called diversity, equity and inclusion programs across the entire federal government and the private sector, and notified every single government DEI officer that their job has been deleted. They're gone. They're fired."
"Immediately after assuming office, Trump issued multiple executive orders that targeted DEI, which slashed DEI offices and roles across the federal government and threatened private companies with potential legal action if they maintained 'illegal' DEI programs. The sweeping federal layoffs in 2025 ultimately affected about 277,000 workers."
"Under the Trump administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission-the agency tasked with enforcing anti-discrimination laws-has also adopted an anti-DEI posture. EEOC chair Andrea Lucas has set her sights on 'DEI-related discrimination,' recently mounting an investigation into Nike over its DEI policies."
President Trump claimed during his State of the Union address that he ended DEI in America, following through with executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion programs across federal government and threatening private companies with legal action. The administration's actions resulted in approximately 277,000 federal layoffs disproportionately affecting women and people of color, and the EEOC adopted an anti-DEI stance, investigating companies like Nike for alleged discrimination against white employees. While Trump's administration has created a chilling effect on corporate DEI initiatives and directly dismantled federal programs, DEI has not been completely eliminated, with some major employers like Google and Meta continuing certain diversity efforts.
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